Trainee
Status of residence · Japan
- Residents, December 2025
- 719
- Share of all foreign residents
- 0.0%
- Change on a year earlier
- -4.6%
- Nationalities
- 78
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Year by year
Data as at Dec 2025
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Residents by year
Foreign residents holding the Trainee status of residence at the end of each December. Acquiring skills at an accepting organisation in Japan, other than technical intern training.
Foreign residents
Data table
| 2012 | 1,804 |
| 2013 | 1,501 |
| 2014 | 1,427 |
| 2015 | 1,521 |
| 2016 | 1,379 |
| 2017 | 1,460 |
| 2018 | 1,443 |
| 2019 | 1,177 |
| 2022 | 497 |
| 2023 | 714 |
| 2024 | 754 |
| 2025 | 719 |
- December 2025
- 719
- December 2012
- 1,804
- Work-related status
- No
By nationality
Top 20 nationalities, end of December 2025. Hong Kong is shown separately but, as in the source table, is also counted within China.
- Indonesia100
- Thailand95
- Vietnam91
- Philippines78
- India54
- China40
- South Korea29
- Brazil22
- Malaysia18
- United Kingdom14
- Cambodia12
- Laos12
- Myanmar11
- Mongolia10
- Mexico8
- Sri Lanka8
- Taiwan7
- Argentina6
- Papua New Guinea5
- Peru5
| Nationality | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 54 | 110 | 96 | 100 |
| Thailand | 72 | 87 | 139 | 95 |
| Vietnam | 71 | 82 | 80 | 91 |
| Philippines | 55 | 69 | 74 | 78 |
| India | 13 | 48 | 40 | 54 |
| China | 24 | 57 | 58 | 40 |
| South Korea | 14 | 15 | 43 | 29 |
| Brazil | 20 | 26 | 18 | 22 |
| Malaysia | 21 | 21 | 23 | 18 |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Cambodia | 7 | 8 | 2 | 12 |
| Laos | 6 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| Myanmar | 13 | 13 | 15 | 11 |
| Mongolia | 8 | 13 | 7 | 10 |
| Mexico | 12 | 5 | 8 | 8 |
| Sri Lanka | 7 | 8 | 4 | 8 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 10 | 6 | 7 |
| Argentina | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| Peru | 7 | 6 | 9 | 5 |
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